The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-01-05
cr,.tiug from the Parsee Merchant.
New York Times.l

/ my fellow citizens. 49,
|rhere are many Christmas books,
Iuoblets and leaflets published
y in general are more amusing
i useful. Allow me, fellow citi-
,, to present you with a brief
lr,e,,on of statistics that will, |
sorry to say. be more useful
In amusing. l herewith give an
kr,ct Of only a small number of
L;eles that may be called luxuries
"A others that certainly are neces-
lies Of he, which | place in par
j columns to show how they are
lpectively taxed by the present
Iia. and without further preface.
Ire they are:
kb on articles OF Duty on Articles Of
\ Luxury. Neeess"y.
~, NJ roses. free Castor oil $50 per cent.
I,oli or orange flower Linseed Oil G2 per cent.
m ifee. Common window glass
snsnds 10 per cent, 81 per cent.
II dix. free. Steel rails IS per cent.
E,Yy. rs per cent. Horse shoe nails ll6
Ia studs Is per cent. per cent.
Cheapest mixed wooden
tse still wines In goods costing abroad
bottles % per cent. "a cents per yard, II
per cent.
hsA thread lace, Sospool thread 81 per
Ia cent. cent.
~ Aubusson and Common druggets cost
kr-ninister carpets ing abroad 28 cents a
Esting abroad S2.77l yard, So per cent.
kysd rs per cent. lCammon woolen shawl
III india shawls costing abroad IS
6sting abroad say cents pound SO per
n pound weight cent.
SssnE . pound and Com m o worsted
II psi cent ad valor- stockings, costing 26
-. or ssy 40 Ia perl cents pound abroad
nj. 73 per cent.
Stockings 80 per Common cloth, costing
hit 65 cts Q pound abroad
duty IS cents pound
ut broadcloth cost. and IS per cent ad
kgoS Sspound abroad vslorsm, equal to 50
snss pound and per cent.
HpN esnt equal to- Rice l06 per cent.
Raat Il Per cent. Galvanized wire small
10 ioie grss % per or than No 10 and not
Imt. smaller than No %
Heslinstruments of wire gauge lS2 per
kiAds % per cent. cent? smaller than
No 20, l5s per cent.
kUol quart bottle worth Of bleached
sAsmplign, ,costing cotton frsbic costing
hsuad d bottle % abroad 5 II cents q
lnls. square yard 90 Ia
E, nee. Potatoes Is cents duty
M Ceen or pre- per bushei.
uRsd fee. Corn starch, IS l-2 pei
ea fall kinds free. cent duty.
Salt IS per cent duty.
v0f course this is only a drop il
bucket OF thousands of othe
ms that might be treated in a sim
manner. And now I challeng,
journals who uphold our tarif
frem:
Fnst-To print the above list
ieh represents the Igreatest lega
mole OF the age.
Second-To explain and vindi
b the justice of retaining thes
ormous taxations. / wish furthe
remind you, my fellow citizen,
ht when the question came up l
house last Saturday to console
-rmember, / say considerable at
nbilhv of reducing these taxes
Amembers Of congress Compose
i,lrepublicans and e democrat.
iintained bv their vote that tt
peston should not even be consic
I'd. Remember, further, that to
Z $4,000, 900 customs reven,
stsoes into the treasury you, n
fllow citizens, pay at least ST., 900
c,ooo into the pockets OF monop
i's every year. l regret that
aaa spoil your Christmas chez
@ { reason, common sense, ia
'a1 and independence, which oug
ee the distinguishing marks of Il
'ncruan citizen, are not entire
sOdaed, this very little Chr,stm
ssent may prove more useful
fumre welfare of this free la,
M anything that could poss,b
We received during the year.